This is a very difficult section to do, because I'm sure I'm going to leave out someone vitally important and wonderful, but just to guard against that a little, let me first thank:
All of You
Because, as I've said many times, I could not have written this story, let alone so quickly and so prolifically, if it hadn't been for all the comments I received on every single installment I posted. You've spoiled me for writing anything else, you realize ... now, the minute I've got five pages written of anything, I'm going to be lunging for the post button on semagic. *loves you all*
And after that ... in random order:
sparktastic - who came up with the idea with me, hashed out the plot (over and over again) listened to me gush and whine almost every day, squealed when I needed it and told me I was being dumb when I needed that too, never once doubted that I could do this, and was generally amazing. I've told her before that she's my muse, and it's completely true.
betrue - who wrote the most MASSIVE and THOUGHTFUL and HILARIOUS comments on every damn part. She called me on my shit every single time I wasn't as good as I could have been, which I love and appreciate more than I can say. I've just gotten to know her over the course of writing this story, but I have no intention of letting her go now.
iykwim - who is my own personal audience. I can always count on her to laugh at the parts I think are funny and she's helped me out more than once by audiencing parts when I'm nervous about posting them. She has great confidence in me, and that's helped a lot.
emrinalexander - writes the most hilarious and enthusiastic comments. Love them, they were a highlight of my day.
astrea9562 - consistently wordy and thoughtful feedback, every single day. She always had an interesting insight on the plot development and I was shameless enough to steal her ideas over and over again.
cjandre - another of my amazing commenters, she's always got the best psychological insights into the characters, which I have also stolen and used constantly along the way. She's Lex's therapist, really.
mecurtin - always there with a wonderfully analytical mind, thinking of continuity and consistency and generally keeping me on my toes as I've gone along, which I love.
joyfulgirl41 - it was her idea that I try to post Omiai on a daily basis and I have to say, she's brilliant. As stressful as the pace could be at times, I learned a whole lot -- the biggest lesson of which was, just because I'm not completely certain about something I've written, it's no reason to stop there.
svmadelyn - always had a squee and an insight. She's so encouraging and funny, I looked forward to her reaction every time I posted a part.
I'm not going to list names here, because it would go on for a while, but everyone who commented on each part as it was posted (there were about 20 through the course of the whole story) -- thank you thank you thank you.
Because, as I've said many times, I could not have written this story, let alone so quickly and so prolifically, if it hadn't been for all the comments I received on every single installment I posted. You've spoiled me for writing anything else, you realize ... now, the minute I've got five pages written of anything, I'm going to be lunging for the post button on semagic. *loves you all*
And after that ... in random order:
sparktastic - who came up with the idea with me, hashed out the plot (over and over again) listened to me gush and whine almost every day, squealed when I needed it and told me I was being dumb when I needed that too, never once doubted that I could do this, and was generally amazing. I've told her before that she's my muse, and it's completely true.
betrue - who wrote the most MASSIVE and THOUGHTFUL and HILARIOUS comments on every damn part. She called me on my shit every single time I wasn't as good as I could have been, which I love and appreciate more than I can say. I've just gotten to know her over the course of writing this story, but I have no intention of letting her go now.
iykwim - who is my own personal audience. I can always count on her to laugh at the parts I think are funny and she's helped me out more than once by audiencing parts when I'm nervous about posting them. She has great confidence in me, and that's helped a lot.
emrinalexander - writes the most hilarious and enthusiastic comments. Love them, they were a highlight of my day.
astrea9562 - consistently wordy and thoughtful feedback, every single day. She always had an interesting insight on the plot development and I was shameless enough to steal her ideas over and over again.
cjandre - another of my amazing commenters, she's always got the best psychological insights into the characters, which I have also stolen and used constantly along the way. She's Lex's therapist, really.
mecurtin - always there with a wonderfully analytical mind, thinking of continuity and consistency and generally keeping me on my toes as I've gone along, which I love.
joyfulgirl41 - it was her idea that I try to post Omiai on a daily basis and I have to say, she's brilliant. As stressful as the pace could be at times, I learned a whole lot -- the biggest lesson of which was, just because I'm not completely certain about something I've written, it's no reason to stop there.
svmadelyn - always had a squee and an insight. She's so encouraging and funny, I looked forward to her reaction every time I posted a part.
I'm not going to list names here, because it would go on for a while, but everyone who commented on each part as it was posted (there were about 20 through the course of the whole story) -- thank you thank you thank you.